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an elctoral district in which voters choose one representative or official

proportional representation

an election system in which eacy party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote

safe seat

an elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other, so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted

coattail effect

the boost that candidates may get in an election from the popularity of candidates above them on the ballot, especially the president

caucus

a meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates to public office and to choose the platform

national party convention

a national meeting of delegates elected in primaries, caucuses, or state conventions, who assemble once every four years to nominate candidates for president and vice president, ratify the party platform, elect officers, and adopt rules

issue advocacy

promoting a particular position or an issue paid for by interest groups or individuals, but not candidates

independent expenditures

money spent by individuals or groups not associated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office

interested money

financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hopes of influencing the outcome of an election and subsequently influencing policy

soft money

contributions to a state or local party for party building purposes

electoral college

the elctoral system used in electing the president and vice president in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for a particular party's candidates